[2] Ricky, drummer Stump Monroe and bass guitarist Floyd London were friends at school and had previously played together in a local band called Rough Charm.

[4] They were signed by Polydor in March 1989[5] and recorded their first album, Blood, Fire & Love which was released in October to generally positive reviews.

[9] The band's hard rock sound was compared favourably with the likes of the Cult, AC/DC and Motörhead in press reviews of their live shows.

[11] The concert at the Town and Country club in London was filmed and released later that year on VHS as Soul Destruction – Live.

[14] That summer the band were the opening act at the Donington Monsters of Rock festival, and during their set played a new song entitled "Addiction".

[6] The band reformed in 1999 and released the self-titled album The Almighty in the following year, replacing guitarist Pete Friesen with Nick Parsons.

A second album followed in 2001, Psycho-Narco, with a new bass player Gav Gray who replaced longtime bassist Floyd London.

[23] The classic lineup (Ricky, Stump, Floyd and Pete) reformed for benefit shows in January 2006[24] and then appeared at the 2006 Bulldog Bash.

[6] In 2007, the band released their second compilation album, Anth F***in'Ology – the Gospel According to The Almighty, covering their entire career and including a DVD of all their promo videos to date.

[26] It was announced on 17 January that the band would be recording footage with multiple cameras at various shows on the upcoming tour for a 20th Anniversary DVD.

[27] Ricky Warwick announced in an interview with Komodo Rock that there were plans to record a new album following the band's UK Tour.

[29] The Almighty had been on hiatus since then, aside from a one-off benefit gig in June 2009 for the family of former manager Tommy Tee who had died in December 2008.

[24] It was announced in December 2014 that the band's first two studio albums, Blood, Fire & Love and Soul Destruction were to be re-released in early 2015 with additional tracks and live recordings.

[30] In late 2020, Warwick announced the impending release of a box-set comprising the band's back catalogue from 1994 onwards, as well as demos and other material.

He also stated that he was still in regular contact with Stumpy Munroe and Tantrum, but had not spoken with Pete Friesen or Floyd London for six years – making any potential band reunion highly unlikely,[31] particularly given Warwick's ongoing role as frontman of the Black Star Riders and his own solo career.

"[35] The Almighty continued their reunion with a trio of UK shows, titled "Three 'N' Easy", in 2024 and 2025 in celebration of Saint Andrew's Day, as well as live dates with Wolfsbane.

[36][37] In addition, the band headlined one date at the Steelhouse Festival in July 2024 and played their first shows in Japan in more than three decades in January 2025.